Alien (Jonas Blue and Sabrina Carpenter song)

"Alien" is a song recorded by American singer Sabrina Carpenter and British DJ and record producer Jonas Blue, taken from both the Japanese editions of Blue's debut album Blue and Carpenter's album Singular: Act I. The track was written by Carpenter, Janee Bennett and its producer Blue. The song was released by Hollywood Records on March 16, 2018. "Alien" describes what it is like to be lost in someone's feelings and how alienating it can be. The song reached number one on Billboard's Dance Club Songs. It was accompanied by a music video directed by Carly Cusson premiered on her Vevo channel on March 29, 2018.

"Alien"
Single by Sabrina Carpenter and Jonas Blue
from the album Blue (Japanese edition) and Singular: Act I (Japanese edition)
ReleasedMarch 16, 2018 (2018-03-16)
FormatDigital download
RecordedMay 2017
GenreDance-pop[1][2]
Length2:54
LabelHollywood
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jonas Blue
Sabrina Carpenter singles chronology
"First Love"
(2017)		 "Alien"
(2018)		 "Almost Love"
(2018)
Jonas Blue singles chronology
"Hearts Ain't Gonna Lie"
(2018)		 "Alien"
(2018)		 "Rise"
(2018)
Music video
"Alien" on YouTube

Background and recording

The idea for the song came about during a weekend meeting in London between the two artists. According to Sabrina, she describes what it’s like to be lost in someone’s feelings and how alienating that can be, hence the song's title.[3]

Composition and lyrical interpretation

Musically, "Alien" is a two minutes and fifty-four seconds song. In terms of music notation, "Alien" was composed using 4
4 common time in the key of B flat minor, with a moderate tempo of 106 beats per minute.[4] The song follows the chord progression of G♭maj7-A♭-B♭m(add4)-A♭sus in the verses and Carpenter's vocal range spans from the low note A♭3 to the high note of D♭5, giving the song one octave and three notes of range.[4]

Music video

It was first released a vertical music video directed by Alexandra Gavillet through Spotify on March 16, 2018 and later on Vevo and YouTube on April 11, 2018.[5][6] The music video was released through Vevo and YouTube on March 30, 2018 and was directed by Carly Cusson, with cameo appearances by Gina Carano, Chris Pratt, Mira Sorvino, Jeffrey Wright and Carla Gugino.[7]

Track listing
Digital download
No.TitleLength
1."Alien"2:54
Digital download – M-22 Remix[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Alien" (M-22 Remix)3:25
Digital download – Dark Heart Remix[9]
No.TitleLength
1."Alien" (Dark Heart Remix)3:29
Digital download – acoustic version[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Alien" (Acoustic)3:24

Credits and personnel

Recording and management

  • Mastered at The Erchange Mike Marsh Mastering (Devon, England)
  • Seven Summits Music/Pink Mic Music, Universal Music Publishing Ltd, Universal Songs Of PolyGram Int., Inc.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Blue (Japanese edition) liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia Hitseekers (ARIA)[11] 3
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[12] 9
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[13] 12
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[14] 1

Year-end charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[15] 18
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[16] 53

Release history
Country Date Format Ref.
Various March 18, 2018 Digital download
Italy April 6, 2018 Contemporary hit radio [17]

References
  1. "Sabrina Carpenter & Jonas Blue Talk 'Making Something New Together' With 'Alien': Watch". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  2. "Uncharted: G-Eazy, Charlie Puth and Sabrina Carpenter & Jonas Blue". The Music Network. 2018-03-19. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  3. "Sabrina Carpenter Breaks Down 'Alien'" from Genius (March 21, 2018)
  4. "Jonas Blue and Sabrina Carpenter "Alien" Sheet Music in B flat Minor". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  5. "Sabrina Carpenter, Jonas Blue - Alien (Official Video)". Spotify. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  6. "Sabrina Carpenter and Jonas Blue - Alien (Vertical Video)". Vevo. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  7. "Sabrina Carpenter, Jonas Blue - Alien (Official Video)". Vevo. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  8. "Alien (M-22 Remix) - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  9. "Alien (Dark Heart Remix) – Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  10. "Alien (Acoustic) - Single". iTunes Store. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  11. ARIA Report
  12. "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  13. "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  14. "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
  15. "Sabrina Carpenter Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  16. "Hot Dance/Electronic Songs – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
  17. "SABRINA CARPENTER "Alieno" - (Radio Date: 06/04/2018)". radiodate.it.
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